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The magnetic materials M-PEI and M-G-PEI were prepared through polyethylenimine (PEI)-adhered magnetic Fe3O4, and covalence-crosslinked strategies, respectively. The amount (7 mg/g) of polyethylenimine adsorbed and combined on the surface of Fe3O4 was measured. The adsorption behavior of M-PEI and M-G-PEI to Cu2+ is more favorable at a neutral pH, with an optimum adsorption when pH is 6. The adsorption rate is more than 90% and was enhanced by increasing the adsorbent to Cu2+ ratio. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used to evaluate Cu2+ adsorption capacity on the material of M-PEI and M-G-PEI. The results show the excellent adsorption capacity for Cu2+ of M-G-PEI and it is greater than that of M-PEI. The adsorption kinetics experiment indicated that the adsorption of Cu2+ on sorbents adhered to first-order kinetics. Overall, the amino containing magnetic material shows a clear potential to treat Cu2+ contaminates, due to the high adsorption capacity (qe = 126 and 120.9 mg/g for M-G-PEI and M-PEI, respectively) quickly (< 30 min). Additionally, the binding stoichiometry of M-G-PEI and M-PEI was 8.92 × 106 and 4.15 × 106, respectively, and the dissociation constant of M-G-PEI and M-PEI was 1.2983, and 0.6575 mmol/L, respectively. More than 80% of the Cu2+ was removed from contaminated sediment using the magnetic absorbent. The adsorbents were used to rehabilitate the sediment contaminated by Cu2+. These findings suggest that polyethylenimine-functionalized magnetic materials are highly efficient as alternative materials to remove heavy metals from sediments.
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The authors acknowledged the financial support by the National Science Foundation of China (no. 21205001), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (no. 1208085MB16), and the Project Financed by the International Science and Technology Cooperation Plan of Anhui Province (1704e1002225).
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Tang, J., Xiang, L., Fan, J. et al. Synthesis of polyethylenimine-functionalized magnetic materials and a critical evaluation of the removal of copper in sediments. Environ Earth Sci 77, 441 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7647-4
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